Department of Geriatrics, Special Patients and Behavioral Science, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Spec Care Dentist. 2023 May-Jun;43(3):346-358. doi: 10.1111/scd.12829. Epub 2023 Jan 30.
This paper reviews the oral health services which were available for early (1945-1955) and late (1956-1964) baby boomers, as well as predicts their future oral healthcare needs.
The knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of the parents of the baby boomers toward dental hygiene and oral healthcare, are reviewed. The introduction of dental health screenings occurred from 1910 to early 1970s, the creation of the first dental hygiene school and the introduction of water fluoridation influenced oral healthcare. Technology introduced in the dental offices in the 1960s included the high-speed handpiece, followed by intraoral suction in 1979. Baby boomers are keeping their teeth at higher rates than preceding generations due to improved prevention and advances in the treatment of periodontal disease, and overall lower rates of smoking in older adults, when compared to younger adults. However, access to dental care remains an issue for many. Advances in prevention and treatment of periodontal disease, early detection of root caries, new restorative techniques, and improved technologies to replace teeth are also discussed.
Early detection of periodontal disease, oral, and oropharyngeal cancer, risk factors for tooth loss and untreated caries are needed to improve the oral health for baby boomers. Access to oral healthcare is still an issue due to socio-economic disparities in America.
本文回顾了为早期（1945-1955 年）和晚期（1956-1964 年）婴儿潮一代提供的口腔卫生服务，并预测了他们未来的口腔保健需求。
回顾了婴儿潮一代父母对口腔卫生和口腔保健的知识、信念和态度。口腔健康筛查于 1910 年至 1970 年代初引入，第一所牙科卫生学校的成立和水氟化的引入影响了口腔保健。20 世纪 60 年代牙科诊所引入的技术包括高速手机，1979 年又引入了口腔内抽吸。由于预防措施的改善和牙周病治疗的进步，以及与年轻人相比，老年人吸烟率的总体下降，婴儿潮一代的牙齿保留率高于前几代。然而，许多人仍然存在获得口腔护理的问题。本文还讨论了牙周病、口腔和口咽癌的预防和治疗进展、根龋的早期检测、新的修复技术以及替代牙齿的新技术的进步。
需要早期发现牙周病、口腔和口咽癌、牙齿缺失和未经治疗的龋齿的风险因素，以改善婴儿潮一代的口腔健康。由于美国社会经济存在差异，口腔保健的可及性仍然是一个问题。
